Margaret Miles wrote: (Many, many of the people we > see are struggling with mental health issues; many others--over 60%, are > working full-time, but at wages around $7.50 average.) >
Mark Anderson response: Wow. Is that true? More than 60% working full-time @ an average of $7.50/hour? My impression is that these are single men Margaret's talking about. Didn't we previously establish that someone single and earning minimum wage (full-time) could pretty easily pay for an apartment with a roommate? ($7.50/hour times 2000 hours = $15,000/year. Times two = $30,000. If you use 30% of income, then one can afford $9000/year, or $750/month for two bedroom apartment.) Are these guys taking advantage of homeless shelters, when someone in real need could be using them? Or do these guys have more problems than just low wages -- they can't get along with a roommate, or they trash any apartment they live in? So maybe the problem of homelessness is the more shelters you supply, the more people decide to take advantage of free lodging? We'll never solve the problem that way. Am I wrong? Mark Anderson Bancroft TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
